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Mar 10, 2020

New radio ads urge Maine legislators to support guaranteed overtime protections for Maine workers

Too many Mainers are working longer harder hours without compensation. That’s not fair. Legislators can help fix the problem by creating...

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Feb 6, 2020

Maine AG, Human Rights Commission say labor violations being kept out of court

Mainers are being required to give up their right to sue their employers in the event of wrongdoing and instead having to agree to forced...

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Feb 5, 2020

Newly proposed bill would disallow employers to have workers sign away rights

More than 250 companies who do business in Maine have their employees sign away their rights to sue. Mainers who face harassment and...

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Jan 17, 2020

Mainers are overworked and underpaid. It's time to do something about it.

We traveled across the state to talk with folks about what guaranteed overtime benefits would mean to them. Their message to our...

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Jan 8, 2020

We need to protect whistleblowers in Maine

In Maine, far too many labor violations go unreported. Maine workers deserve recourse against these violations, but until our leaders in...

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